The Republican journal., 1887-11-24

Ihere Is to be q Thanksgiving ball this evening |
at the Belfast Opera House. Music by Sanborn's |
orchestra.
Pensions have been granted to Annie NJ, widow
of Edgar Paul, Belfast; G. L. Austin, increase,
Brooks; 9. j. Hatch, increase, Belfast lavinia X,
mother of Edward Bates, Belfast.
Charles Crary on Monday sold at auction the
farm and buildings of Mr.. Mark Knowlton, of
Northport The property was knocked of to Mr..
James Fuller, of Searsmont, for s., 2,O00
Complaint is made of the ashes thrown in the
streets. One man recently had narrow escape
from capsize by pile of coal ashes. There is
law prohibiting this and it ought to be enforced.
Aurora Degree Lodge d. of Il. had an enter
tainment on Tuesday evening which was enjoyable.
Christmas eve the lodge will have Christmas
tree and entertainment for the children Of Odd
Fellows.
Judge Johnsons stable WAS visited "Wednesday
by large number Of citizens, who were attracted
thhcr 20 look at the four deer hanging there. All
pronounce them the Iandsomcst lot of deer ever
brought into Belfast.
All Mcader and III. NJ Jacobs of Lynn, Mass,
have formed a company known as the Lynn En-
craving Co., which will make speciality of news
IL. H.
bert j. Mcadcr, formerly of Belfast.
GREENS LANDING. John Shields, of Toronto,
has bought rhurlow Bros granite quarry, and
commences at once Sl0o0o0 contract. lie SAYS |
he intends shipping three caIgoes of stone every
two days. Business is brisk at Green's Landing
4Wo disSraceful rows took place in this city this
Week-one at the Knights of Labor dance, where
a man was beaten all over the hall, and one
in knoWlton's billiard saloon, where man was So
badly beaten as to nearly lose the sight of his eyes.
1t is no Improvement to clean cut rum shop and
allow BILLIARD saloon in the same building
Mrs. Mercy II. Cain, the widow Of the late 4. +.
Cain o. 'his city, was stricken with paralysis at
North tAstine last week. Mrs. Cain was employed
Mt iewksbury, Mass, and came home to North
.'rooksvlo to visit her sick father and when taken
il! was on her return to Massachusetts. Mrs.
Cain is pleasantly remembered here.
THANKSGIVING POULTRY. A tour of the mar
kets Tues,lay revealed some excellent Thanksgiy-
ing poultry. Turkeys were both plentiful and Of
excellent quality. The retail price for the best
was from eighteen to twenty cents per POUND.
chickens were from fifteen tozsiXtccn cents per
pound. No geese were seen, this fowl being Il
Christmas bird
The hcnnebcc journal publishes extracts from
lion. = l.. Millikcn's recent lecture in that city.
and c"mmcnls it in the highest terms. Ills subject
WAS "Ihe Crusadcs' and the Journal says
"Ihrouglout the speaker, though dealing with a
subject of the past deftly connected it with the
present by links Of comparison to make it u sub
jed. Of living interest,"
4 young Eian named hhoa,cs, clerk ior Mr. f. |
H. iancy, Of this city, ln~; a valuable gold watch
overheard Monday. lie was delivering goods on
board vessel lying at Lewis wharf and in getting
aboard by ,hc way of tic 7hrools hc chain caught
and the watch came out 0l his pocket. An unSuc. |
ccssiul effort Was ma'e to recover the Wa;ch.....
Capt. James Gilmore, of this city, recently lost il
watch overheard that he aI carried in his pocket
for forty years.
III laying the new side walk on High street from
Beaver to Miller street Mi. Pierce l,as removed
several trees Those IN front of the Locke house
and one on the Library Tot We're taken Gown. Two
IN ir" III MIS-. Banks house will be set farther
i'tch Oh her lot. The walk goes through the bank
III iioilt OF the Nhitmorc ana Banks ho;ises but
to'S Not materially injure them. The walk will be
OF plank 2hi FIVE feet wide. II will be Il con !
Vehiehee to many in going to ana from the library.
WATER WORKS NOTES A TEMPORARY wooden
dam VIII be built at Little River this fan, in place
"l the one swept away, to Keep the salt water out
OF the rol'l. Next spring permanent dam will
be huilt...... .TIrty-si,, applications have been
made for water for domestic purposes 1T is |
thought the company viii begin iilling the stand
pipe tie last Of this week or early next wcck
i"2 ilpe laying Is nearly completed and will be |
finished in a few days. The gangs are now at
,.lN sIti
streets
'itssis. W. IL. Smith and T. y. sale, Of Port |
ltntt, publishers OF the Ddt Fellows Record and
Masonic Joul:na !, We're III Belfast last Friday |
evening and visited Waldo Lodge. They were
here Iii the interest of their paper one Of the best
fittclnal Journals in tie country. Mr. smith is n
prominent member of the order in Maine having
bo.h the Grand Lodge and the Lodge
Encampmet in the Sovereign Grand Lodge This |
was Mr.. smiths first visit to Waldo Lodge and the
occasion was most pleasing one. Sir. Smith will
lecture before the Lodge at some future time.
BELFAST WATER BONDS. One Of the largest
"Sal instruments ever recorded at the Waldo |
Count! Register Of Deeds was put on record last
week and covered thirteen pages Of the book. 1t
was the mortgage deed Of the Belfast water com
Boston The company has issued s75,00o i'll five per
cent bonds due in 1907 The interest is due semi
annually on the first day of October and April of
each year. After five years the company reserves
a small sinking fund which can be applied to the
eNtingri-hment of the bonds. The bonds numbered
from 81 to 30 are to be issued only when extensions
of the works are to be made.
The following from the Farmers Club Journal
on the careless handling of apples should be read
ana remembered by every one Who has the hand,
ling of this fruit:
In no possible WAY can every individual apple
he so ct1cctually bruised and rendered unfit for
sale by putting them in a bag and joitinr them
over the road for few miles Loose in the wagon
bed they will not bruise onc-tcnth so badly.
we heard an experienced handler of fruit say a
few days since that half the choice winter apples
III the country were almost ruined for market
every year by farmers bagging them to carry from
the orchard to the house. He made the assertion
that apples turned into Il bag, carried the
shoulder five rods and emptied would be found o
be fully ont-ihir'l bruised. Baskets and barrels
arc the only proper vessels in which to carry fruit
Mr.. +. +. Hanson, the carriage king, has 'iecil-
cd to remain in Belfast and neNt season will be
found at the old stand. lie has ordered $4,000
worth Of carriages which will come in the white
and be finished and painted here. Tic carriages
shop in connection with Mr. IIansons repository
has been fitted up and leased to Mr.. W. A. Lear.
Mr. Hanson has added slcghs, cutters and jump
crs TO his business, and by December 1t will have
Il large assortment, which will Ec disposed Of at
prices that will suit the times. Mr.. Hanson will
so west this winter for his health. See lis a,lvcr-
tscment in another column.
As will Dc seen by advertisement the In dies of
the Unitarian society will hold Il lcvec and fair at
the Opera lIouse Dee. lst and 2d. Thursday after
noon and evening there will he Il sale Of useful
and fancy articles, bags, aprons, &c, many OF
them suitable for Christmas presents. Refresh
ments VIII aso be served, and in the evening the
young Ladies' will present two amusing farccs.
Friday evening there will be 4 miscellaneous en- |
tcrtainmcnt, musical and dramatic and IIowelFs |
farce of ''1he Mouse Trap will be pre-
scnted, Miss Kitty Conant and MIR. VI. II. Quimby,
appearing in the prominent parts. After the en- |
tcrtairment social dance will be given with |
music by Sanborn full orchestra.
Judge Webb, of Portland, i'll regard to the cases |
against the owners of the steamer Mary Morgan |
has been rendered and is in favor of the libellants
the lIincklcy & Egery Iron Company, A. J. Bar |
ranon, L. & L. X. Stetson, the Bangor Foundry and |
Machine Company, A. L.. Hopkins and the scamcn
to the amount in all of $1,000. The claims of W. |
W. Rogers and Thomas Lehman, of Hampden, |
were disallowed Messrs. Laughton & Cergue |
were for the libellants and Charles z. stetson